LUSTILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lustily mean? 

• LUSTILY (adverb)
  The adverb LUSTILY has 1 sense:

1. in a healthy manner

  Familiarity information: LUSTILY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUSTILY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a healthy manner

Context example:

the young plants grew lustily

Pertainym:

lusty (endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health)

 Context examples 

Hark to the dogs, how lustily they sing!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At first their bullets zipped harmlessly along the surface of the water on either side the boat; but, as the men continued to pull lustily, they struck closer and closer.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I’ll give it you well for your insolence! and upon that she fell upon Chanticleer most lustily.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

My aunt, looking very like an immovable Chancellor of the Exchequer, would occasionally throw in an interruption or two, as Hear! or No! or Oh! when the text seemed to require it: which was always a signal to Mr. Dick (a perfect country gentleman) to follow lustily with the same cry.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

She still screamed and sobbed lustily, kicked her two brothers for offering to touch her, and all their united soothings were ineffectual till Lady Middleton luckily remembering that in a scene of similar distress last week, some apricot marmalade had been successfully applied for a bruised temple, the same remedy was eagerly proposed for this unfortunate scratch, and a slight intermission of screams in the young lady on hearing it, gave them reason to hope that it would not be rejected.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Bereft of his cake, defrauded of his frolic, and borne away by a strong hand to that detested bed, poor Demi could not restrain his wrath, but openly defied Papa, and kicked and screamed lustily all the way upstairs.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

“Methinks that Gascony is too small a cock to crow so lustily.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The wind was now dead astern, muttering and puffing stronger and stronger, and my head-sails were pounding lustily.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

So, with jingle of arms and clatter of hoofs, they rode across the Bridge of Avon, while the burghers shouted lustily for the flag of the five roses and its gallant guard.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Even the heavy John was not unmoved by the beauty of their road, while the bowman whistled lustily or sang snatches of French love songs in a voice which might have scared the most stout-hearted maiden that ever hearkened to serenade.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)